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Don Chaffey
Director 1917 - 1990

Don Chaffey

Hastings, Sussex, England

Donald Chaffey (5 August 1917 – 13 November 1990) was a British film director, writer, producer, and art director. Chaffey's film career began as an art director in 1947, and his directorial debut was in 1953. He remained active in the industry until his death in 1990 from... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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14 titles
C.H.O.M.P.S.

C.H.O.M.P.S.

Don Chaffey 1979 1h 29m

A young man invents a robot dog that has super strength, x-ray vision and can detect crimes being committed. A greedy businessman tries to steal the boy's invention from him.

The Magic of Lassie

The Magic of Lassie

Don Chaffey 1978 1h 40m 6.0

Lassie is claimed from his family by a "former owner" and then braves a cross country trip to rejoin the ones that love her.

Lassie: The New Beginning

Lassie: The New Beginning

Don Chaffey 1978 1h 40m

The Stratton kids, Samantha and Chip, and their grandmother Ada. drive to "visit" their uncle Stuart. Grandma collapses and dies in a strange town, leaving the kids and Lassie on their own.

Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

Don Chaffey 1977 2h 8m 7.2

Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble.

Creatures the World Forgot

Creatures the World Forgot

Don Chaffey 1971 1h 32m 4.0

In prehistoric times, two brothers fight each other for the leadership of their tribe.

The Viking Queen

The Viking Queen

Don Chaffey 1967 1h 31m 5.0

Saline inherits the kingdom of England on the eve of the signing of the treaty sharing power with the Roman Empire. However, revolt was brewing, threatening the fragile peace.

One Million Years B.C.

One Million Years B.C.

Don Chaffey 1966 1h 40m 5.9

Caveman Tumak is banished from his savage tribe. He finds a brief home among a group of gentle seacoast dwelling cave people until he is banished from them as well. Missing him, one of their women, Loana leaves with him, deciding to face the harsh prehistoric world with its monsters and volcanos as a couple.

The Three Lives of Thomasina

The Three Lives of Thomasina

Don Chaffey 1963 1h 37m 6.0

Thomasina the cat brings a family together, through her mysterious death and reappearance.

Jason and the Argonauts

Jason and the Argonauts

Don Chaffey 1963 1h 44m 7.8

Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic monsters and terrible perils.

Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog

Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog

Don Chaffey 1961 1h 27m 6.0

The remarkable veritable story of a terrier named Bobby and the enduring friendship he forges with a tenderhearted shepherd known simply as Old Jock---unbroken even by the kindly old man's death.

Danger Within

Danger Within

Don Chaffey 1959 1h 41m 7.0

In 1943, an Italian-administered P.O.W. camp for captured Allies goes through a series of failed escapes only to culminate in a daring plan for a dramatic mass escape.

The Man Upstairs

The Man Upstairs

Don Chaffey 1958 1h 28m 7.0

Peter Watson, in pain and sleepless, threatens others with a gun at his boarding house. After accidentally hitting Pollen and refusing help from Mrs. Barnes, police clash with a welfare worker over how to handle the armed, confused man.

Time Is My Enemy

Time Is My Enemy

Don Chaffey 1954 1h 4m 6.0

A happily-married woman is blackmailed by her first husband, who she wrongly believed was killed in the Blitz.

Skid Kids

Skid Kids

Don Chaffey 1953 49m 5.0

Swanky Clarke (Barry MacGregor) and his gang of chums take on a gang of bike thieves with the help of the local police.

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